A 34-year-old man is fighting for his life after being found collapsed in a street in east London street with a number of injuries.
Two members of the public came across the man in Nile Street, Hoxton, at 8pm on Saturday, May 9, and called the London Ambulance Service.
The man was taken to a north London hospital, where he remains in a critical condition, police said.
Police were made aware the next day that the victim had a number of injuries which could potentially be consistent with an assault, and an investigation was launched by the Metropolitan Police.
Detectives are now appealing for information.
The man is known to have walked from his home address a short distance onto Nile Street and into Tesco Express on East Road, where he spent a couple of minutes.
He then left to walk the same route home but was found collapsed by the two members of the public who came to his assistance.
Police said his next of kin are aware of his condition.
Detective Sergeant Danny Blakemore, from Central East CID, said: “At this stage we remain unclear as to whether the victim has been assaulted or has collapsed after becoming ill and we need the public to help us work out exactly what happened.
“We are asking people to think back as to whether they were in or around Tesco Express on East Road at around 7.45pm on Saturday and may have seen anything unusual."
Anyone with information should call 101 with reference number 3488/10May.
